DONOR SCREENING AND SELECTION

Question 1

contains guidelines for donor selection procedure

Answer 1

AABB Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services and the AABB Technical Manual

Question 2

Types of Donors:
Gives blood but receives money in return
Disadvantage: high incidence and prevalence of transfusion transmissible infection; often donors are malnourished and of poor health

Answer 2

PAID/PROFESSIONAL/COMMERCIAL

Question 3

Types of Donors:
Require giving blood when a member of patient’s family or community needs it.

Answer 3

FAMILY/REPLACEMENT

Question 4

Type of Donors:
Receives nothing in return (no any form of payment)
Done have expressed a commitment to donate blood during emergency

Answer 4

VOLUNTARY/NONE NUMERATED

Question 5

IMPORTANT NOTE: After blood has been collected from the donor, the blood will be processed or will undergo _______ (Donor processing) before it could be transfused to a patient

Answer 5

Serological Testing

Question 6

Age limit for allogeneic donation

Answer 6

Greater than or equal to 16 yrs. old

Question 7

Age limit for autologous donation

Answer 7

NO AGE LIMIT

Question 8

Types of Deferrals:
Donor stated that he or she has Hepatitis C

Answer 8

PERMANENT DEFERRAL

Question 9

Types of Deferrals:
Donor states they have lived in England for 1 year in 1989

Answer 9

INDEFINITE DEFERRAL

Question 10

Types of Deferrals:
Prospective donor is unable to donate blood for a limited period of time.

Answer 10

TEMPORARY DEFERRAL

Question 11

Donor has received a blood transfusion; defer for __ from the date of transfusion

Answer 11

12 months

Question 12

Donor received vaccination for yellow fever; defer for __ from date of vaccination

Answer 12

2 weeks

Question 13

Deferral period for drinking alcohol (DOH)

Answer 13

24 hours

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Deferral period for drinking alcohol (AABB)

Answer 14

12 hours

Question 15

Deferral period for individuals who has recently received rabies vaccine

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1 year (12 months)

Question 16

Deferral period for Rape

Answer 16

1 year (12 months)

Question 17

Deferral period for individuals who has recently received polio vaccine

Answer 17

2 weeks

Question 18

Deferral period for individuals who has recently received Proscar (Finasteride) - treatment for Benign prostatic hyperplasia; teratogenic

Answer 18

1 month (4 weeks)

Question 19

Deferral period who has risk exposure to Hepatitis

Answer 19

1 year (12 months)

Question 20

Deferral period for those with malignant solid tumors (except for basal cell carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix

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Permanent

Question 21

Deferral period for individuals who has chronic cardiopulmonary, liver, or renal diseases

Answer 21

Permanent

Question 22

Deferral period for individuals who had sexual contact with someone with AIDS, Hepatitis, IV drug users, with hemophilia or related blood disorder

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1 year (12 months)

Question 23

Deferral period for individuals who has recently received yellow fever vaccine

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2 weeks

Question 24

Deferral period for individuals who has recently received Hepatitis Immunoglobulin (HBIg)

Answer 24

1 year (12 months)

Question 25

Deferral period for individuals taking Tegison (treatment for psoriasis); teratogenic

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Permanent

Question 26

Deferral period for individuals incarcerated in jail (3 days or 72 hours)

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1 year (12 months)

Question 27

Deferral period for individuals who recently had a major operation including dental surgery.

Answer 27

1 year (12 months)

Question 28

Deferral period for individuals who had tattoo, piercing, and accupuncture

Answer 28

1 year (12 months)

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Deferral period for individuals diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Answer 29

Permanent

Question 30

Deferral period for individuals recipient of human (pituitary) derived growth hormone; treatment for CJD

Answer 30

Permanent

Question 31

Deferral period for individuals recipient of recombinant growth hormone

Answer 31

No deferral

Question 32

Deferral period for individuals recipient of cornea/dura mater

Answer 32

Permanent

Question 33

Deferral period for a relative of someone diagnosed with CJD

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Indefinite

Question 34

Deferral period for individuals who spend 3 or more months in Europe since 1980

Answer 34

Indefinite

Question 35

Deferral period for individuals taking allergic drugs like penicillin

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1 day

Question 36

Deferral period for individuals after hemapheresis before donating whole blood

Answer 36

2 days (48 hours)

Question 37

Deferral period for individuals who recently has intake aspirin (for platelet concentrates)

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3 days (72 hours)

Question 38

Deferral period for individuals who recently intake aspirin (for whole blood donation)

Answer 38

NO DEFERRAL

Question 39

Deferral period for individuals who recently intake antibiotic for infection, and oral antifungal drugs

Answer 39

5 days

Question 40

Deferral period for individuals who recently intake Plavix (Clopidogrel) and Ticlid (Ticlopidine) - inhibit platelet function; can't donate if for platelet concentrate for 14 days

Answer 40

2 weeks

Question 41

Deferral period for individual who recently intake German measles (Rubella) vaccine

Answer 41

1 month (4 weeks)

Question 42

Deferral period for individuals who has recent blood donation (DOH)

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3 months (12 weeks)

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Deferral period for individuals who has recent blood donation (AABB)

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2 months (or 8 weeks, or 56 days)

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Deferral period for individuals who has recently take Avodart (Dutasteride) - treatment for Benign prostatic hyperplasia; teratogenic

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6 months

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Deferral period for individuals who had childbirth (DOH)

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9 months

Question 46

Deferral period for individuals who had childbirth (AABB)

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6 weeks

Question 47

Deferral period for recipients of blood known to be possible sources of Hepatitis

Answer 47

1 year (12 months)

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Deferral period for individuals diagnosed and treated with Malaria; Malaria refugee/immigrant

Answer 48

3 years

Question 49

Deferral period of individuals diagnosed with AIDS

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Permanent

Question 50

Deferral period of individuals taking Feldene (NSAID) - can't donate for platelet concentrates for 48 hours

Answer 50

2 days (48 hours)

Question 51

Deferral period for individuals who has recently received measle (rubeola) vaccine

Answer 51

2 weeks

Question 52

Deferral period for individuals who is taking Accutane (Isotretinoin) - treatment for severe acne; teratogenic

Answer 52

1 month (4 weeks)

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Deferral period for individuals after weaning

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3 months (12 weeks)

Question 54

Deferral period for individuals who had close contact with a Hepatitis infected individual

Answer 54

1 year (12 months)

Question 55

Deferral period for individuals who is taking Soriatane (Acitretin) - treatment for severe psoriasis

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3 years

Question 56

Deferral period for individuals who are hemophiliacs and intravenous drug users

Answer 56

Permanent

Question 57

Deferral period for: Clinical history or diagnosis of viral hepatitis after age of 11

Answer 57

Permanent

Question 58

Deferral period for: Clinical history or diagnosis of viral hepatitis before age of 11

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Temporarily deferred

Question 59

Deferral period for: Clinical history or diagnosis of viral hepatitis and reacted with anti-HBc more than once

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Indefinite

Question 60

Deferral period for: Female having sex with a bisexual male

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1 year (12 months)

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Deferral period for associated condition: Smallpox

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2 weeks

Question 62

Deferral period for associated condition: Received blood transfusion or injections of blood products, organ or tissue transplant

Answer 62

1 year (12 months)

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Deferral period for associated condition: Babesiosis

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Permanent

Question 64

Deferral period for associated condition: Traveled to malaria-endemic places

Answer 64

1 year (12 months)

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Deferral period for associated condition: Chagas' disease

Answer 65

Permanent

Question 66

Deferral period for associated condition: Positive for syphilis and Gonorrhea

Answer 66

1 year (12 months)

Question 67

Deferral period for associated condition: Sex with a prostitute

Answer 67

1 year (12 months)

Question 68

Deferral period for associated condition: Serious abnormal bleeding tendencies

Answer 68

Permanent

Question 69

Deferral period for associated condition: Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG)

Answer 69

2 weeks